They finished the group stage with 23 goals — second-highest in the all-time list behind Paris Saint-Germain’s 25 from the current campaign — and although they avoided the likes of PSG and Barcelona, potential round-of-16 opponents include Bayern Munich, Juventus and Real Madrid.

“We believe we can beat anyone and we have to have that mentality,” Gomez said. “We have great quality and they can be scared of us the same way we can be wary of them so that’s good.”

Liverpool have kept seven clean sheets in their last 12 matches and that could come in handy when they host Merseyside rivals Everton and their new manager Sam Allardyce on Sunday.

“I think they will probably be fired up and motivated,” Gomez said. “I think we have seen some teams come to Anfield and sit off but I think with the derby I don’t think they’ll come too defensive-minded.

“We want people to come here and for it to be difficult for them to score and hopefully we can continue that.”